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// Chapter 4  
// Story: Maybe once you... 
// by Fat1thatyoulove 
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Chapter 4 – Reading is magic

The midday sun shines high and bright in the sky as you follow after Twilight towards the large encased castle in front just a little ways down the road. You now understand why you can see the castle from Ponyville....this fucking building is huge!

Your head almost all the way up as you walk under the draw bridge overhang, you continue to hold your head as you look around but as you bring your mesmerized face to the armor suited ponies that look down at you, you sheepishly avert your eyes, "Hey Twilight why are we going to the archives again?"

"Because the Canterlot library does not have any books on hoof language."

You nod your head to her comment as you look towards large gold and white towers you walk away from...from what it looks like you're not going to the castle. You hold that thought as you sit of the castle's walls are cut off by other buildings, for some reason though your kind of happy your not going to the castle...according to everything you have been told so far your track record of good experiences in the castle are not really the best.

Wait...You look back to the pony in front of you as you think over her early comment, "How do you know the Canterlot library would not have a book?"

Instead of a wordy reply your only met with a giggle from her, "...I would know, and besides the Canterlot archives have the oldest and most unique books in all of Equestria, plus we're going to the Star swirl the bearded section of course they're going to have a book."

Oldest and most unique books? "You sure we can just get a book?"

Her voice changes tone a little as she lowers her head, "Yes, and believe me I found that out the hard way."

You nod your head to her comment as you look around the stone statues that line the path way.

After a few moments of your walk you finally see a large what looks like three story building just down the road. The top of the marble white building is dome with two shades of gold and yellow stripes to it and on the very tip of the building there seems to be a small sun statute, but you can't really see it without breaking your neck to look up.

"Hey Twilight long time no see."

You bring you head down from your tourist like sight seeing as you look to the armor suited pony standing in front of the gated door.

The stallion's armor is a different color than the other ponies armor and instead of the bright bronze like the others this pony has on a dark blueish black chest piece that cover most of his body. His voice is a raspy almost tired sounding voice as he looks over your gaking stare, "Uh we can't have tourist in the building sir."

Twilight waves her hoof in front of the stallion as she talks, "Oh no hes with me."

The purple eyed stallion stares at you for a moment before he nods his head, "Ok, just don't move too many things."
You give a little smile to his comment as he unlocks the gate, obviously this guy does not know your a librarian...you let the thought sit in your head for a moment as you realize how un-stallion that sounds...

"Here you go Twi."

She nods to the stallion as she goes into the room.

You take a moment to stare at the stallion not knowing if you should just nod your head or try saluting him...so you try both.

The guard pony blinks a little confused as you stumble into the building.

Ok...next time just smile and wave er smile don't wave need four legs.

Your thoughts are stopped before they consume you as Twilight taps her hoof to your chest, "Ok, anything that looks like a hoofing book just take it ok?"

You nod your head as you try to picture what the book might look like.

"I'll start over here."

She takes her hoof from your chest as she starts down one of the rows of books. You stand at the door for a moment as you look over the almost never ending ocean of dusty books that your mind was not focusing on. There seems to be nothing but row after row of dark wood shelves tattered with dusty books. You make your way to the center of the room as you hold your gaze to the large hourglass like object in the middle of the room. You look up from the hourglass as you stare at  what seems to be the source of the brightness in the room, the gold like glass dome.

I need to stop looking at things... You take your head back from the glass as you look around the rows again. With a light sigh you start down a row scanning the book titles. Most of the books are caked with a film around them so the titles are going unread but you stop at a few as you walk past them. LifeDeathand-Rebirth, Put Reality Aside, DawnDaze... You move your eyes around the shelves as you stop in place for a moment, i'm looking for one book out of hundreds....

You look around at the books as you start your search backup. Your eyes how ever meet a book that is not covered in dust and the title is very visible, Star Swirl the bearded book of teleportation. You stare at the book for a minute as you feel an uneasiness start to come over you slowly bring your hoof up to as you think over the name, why have I seen that before?

But before you place your hoof on it your breath becomes quick and you let out a loud sneeze, which only sends more dust into the air and in turn cause you to have a frenzy of sneezing.

You move yourself from the dust studied row as you try to catch a clean breath of air. Your eyes water a little as you let out another loud echo sneeze in the empty library.

I hate books...you rub your hoof to your nose as you shake your head. With a low sigh you squint at the books you now stand in front of your eyes immediately meet one title as you pull the book from the shelf with a half cracked smile, Magic for derpy's? You hold the book in your grasp as you look over the perfectly clean book. You take a look to each side of you before you stare back at the book, "Ok book...fly."

You hold the book in your hoof as you again try to command the book, "Levitate? Move? Open?" As you stare at the book you start to feel a little stupid but you push the thought aside as you close your eyes and try to remember what Twilight said earlier today, "...Calm your mind and think about what you want to do."

You feel a slight tingling sensation start to come over your body as you think about the book just hovering above your hoof.

With another deep breath that brings a little cough, you feel the tingling sensation start to build up a litte more just under your coat. The sensation you get from magic feels weird even though you have felt it every time Twilight tried a memory spell or any time you have used your own magic...but the small moving and hair standing swirls that come from the magic under your coat still make you feel a little afraid of the unknown to you.

But you push past it as you try and focus on the idea of the dusty book floating from your hooves. You hold the thought as you feel your body's tingling start to flow more around you. However your thoughts change as you feel the sensations pressurize around your leg and side still a little tender from yesterday. 

The only thing that is brought to the front of your mind now is the sight of the green bolt of magic hitting against your leg and side from yesterday.

The thought comes front and center to your mind as you faintly hear Blue Blood's nazely laugh ricocheting in the back of your mind. Your hooves starting to feel like there near an open fla...fuck!

You open your eyes to the charred book in your grasp just as it falls onto the ground in a pile of ash. Crap...you push the burned ash up against the shelf as you try to flick the charred blackness from your hooves as you think in a slight panic, the book had better not be some priceless thing!

Your ears perk up to Twilight's voice as you try to rub your hooves against your coat while at the same time making a mental note to stay away from magic until you better understand the stupid stuff.

"... I got the book...."

You call back to her as you give one last good fling of the hoof while you walk towards the hourglass at the center of the room.

As you exit the row your ears are assaulted with a loud booming feminine voice from your side.

"Halt! No pony is allowed in the Canterlot archives."

You turn to the sound of the voice as you look over a tall slender dark blue unicorn with pegasus like wings. The pony looks a lot like Celestia, but unlike the sun god this pony has a dark blue mane that almost looks like it sparkles like the night sky as it flicks itself around. The pony doesn't really seem to be taking you in at all as her voice again calls to you.

"We said no pony is allowed in here, how did you get here?"

We? You squint at her words for a moment trying to figure out if shes standing in front of somepony else.

"Princess Luna!"

Twilight comes up behind you as she gives a head bow to the pony still staring at you.

Luna? You give a little smirk as you put two and two together, oh I get it this pony is supposed to bring the moon out...

"Twilight do thee know this pony?" Luna shifts her eyes  between the two of you as her voice takes on almost a limp like roarly voice.

"Princess Luna you two have met before." Twilight pushes you a little close to the pony as she waits for Luna's reply.

The princess walks her eyes over you as she lets out a low aww, "You must excuse me, I have not seen you since you became a pony." She holds one of her long legs out towards.

You bring yours up as you both give an awkward bumping shack, she looks like she has almost no idea how to do the greeting which is good seeing as how it has always felt a little weird since the first time you did it to Stony.

"Our sister is away at the moment...what brings thee by Twilight Sparkle?"

You squint at the comment as you voice your slight confusion out, "Twilight your sister is Celestia?"

Twilight gives you a nudge as she talks over your voice, "Oh no, we were invited up for a vacation." Twilight's voice takes on a slight giggle as she continues, "...But it was cut short."

Luna squints her bright teal eyes to the mare as she voices her confusion, "I was not aware that the Canterlot archives where the best place for a." The pony almost comply stutters on the word before she can properly say it, "...Date."

You give a little chuckle to her words as you again look over the dusty book tomb.

Twilight holds out a book from her bag as she talks, "We needed to find a book for Violet."

Luna's eyes stare at the book for a moment as her large horn takes on a slight blue aura, "Hoofing?" Luna lets out a loud laugh that almost seems unneeded as she expresses her thoughts about the book, "...We have had much practice on this when we were away. Do you wish for help Twilight Sparkles?"

Twilight takes the book back as she carefully puts it back into her bag with a low sigh, "It's not for me princess."

Luna nods as her over excited voice is brought back down, "We have forgotten that you are no longer the only one who needs teaching on such old things." She clears her throat as her voice takes on a slightly casual voice, "We hope that Violet will become a strong unicorn just like you are Twilight Sparkle."

There's a slight sad tone to Twilight's voice as she answers Luna "Thank you Princess."

Twilight holds her pose to the lofting unicorn before she turns back towards the door of the building. You hold the slight downed tone as you turn to follow after her, but before you do the dark blue pony says one more thing this time directed to you.

"We do think you look much better as a pony."

You give a friendly nod to the night princess as you follow after the lavender mare.

End of chapter 4